Gina G. Peek
Stillwater, Oklahoma

As a Cooperative Extension Housing and Consumer Specialist, Gina teaches consumers to manage household demands on natural resources most efficiently.

Pictured left at the 2011 Healthy Housing Conference in Denver, Colorado, she received a lesson herself when she learned from a vendor that a favorite necklace - a tag sale find - was nearly 50% lead. Writes Gina, "When the reading came up all three of the representatives jumped out of their chairs. I will be using the necklace for demonstration purposes from here on out!"

Learn more about Gina at www.aafcs.org/Membership/Spotlight.asp.

New Family & Consumer Sciences Products!

During the AAFCS 2011 Annual Conference & Expo, AAFCS and 11 partner organizations launched the new brand for the field of family and consumer sciences!

To help raise the visibility of the field, AAFCS is offering a number of official products with the new Family & Consumer Sciences icon on them. You can see the notecards (left) and many more FCS and AAFCS items in our online store.

For more than 100 years, the American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences (AAFCS) has provided leadership and support to professionals whose work assists individuals, families, and communities in making informed decisions about their well being, relationships, and resources to achieve optimal quality of life.

AAFCS is the only professional association for family and consumer sciences (FCS) students and professionals from both multiple practice settings and content areas. Our members are educators, administrators and managers, human service and business professionals, researchers, community volunteers, and consultants. They provide research-based knowledge about the topics of everyday life, including human development, personal and family finance, housing and interior design, food science, nutrition and wellness, textiles and apparel, and consumer issues.

Let us help you grow and accomplish more! Learn more about us and how to join.